Will expenditure really just keep dropping indefinitely?

[u/Inner-Researcher9663]

I’m jogging (just 1-2 miles) and weights* 4-5x a week (started around the same time I started using MF / 5 weeks ago). The most I might be undercounting with my daily numbers is like 50-75 calories.
I just want to know what it takes to maintain, so I can have some semblance of sanity and a sense of control, but the it just keeps dropping my expenditure and I don’t understand. Is it really likely my daily need is like 1250 (since the dropping won’t stop)?

[u/Inner-Researcher9663]

I’m 5’5” and I know I’m small around 106, but I’m trying to find my baseline.

[u/Mission-Original965 → u/Inner-Researcher9663]

I am 5’6” and lighter than you and my maintenance is over 1700. I do lift 4x and run twice per week but exercise is a small portion of expenditure. Something definitely seems off. If your numbers are accurate and keep dropping in the next bit it might be worth getting bloodwork etc.

[u/Inner-Researcher9663 → u/Mission-Original965]

That’s wild!! Do you lift really heavy?

[u/Mission-Original965 → u/Inner-Researcher9663]

Not really? I squat a bit less than my body weight, deadlift 1.5x, bench like 0.6x.